Kids

Lia’s Vocabulary

Let’s recap what Lia has learned so far at 15 months…

mommy, daddy, ear, eyes, eyebrow, nose, chin, neck, foot, hand, nail, hair, face, heart, toe, piggy, bear, ducky, zebra, giraffe (jaraff), turtle, lion, tiger, spider (byder), ant, monkey (money), doggie, chick, chicken, kitten, owl, bird (birt), squirrel, bunny, raccoon, elephant, horse, mouse, deer, bee, hippo, butterfly, fish, alligator (algege), shoes, water, milk, veggie, mushroom, bread, waffle (wavvo),cheese, strawberry (stowbay), orange (Ojjy), watermelon (manan), cheerios (cheero), mango, plum, pair, apple, kiwi, banana, blueberry (bubei), avocado (agogo), rice, noodle, soup, tofu, odwalla, vege, jamba, juice, amen, hallelujah (ahyiwooah), ouch (outoo), hi, hello, bye bye, oh oh, two, three, four, five, eight, nine, ten, M, O, P, Mickey, Tigger, Elmo, clock, stair (dare), swing (sing), chair, truck, car, table, man, brush, comb, painting, light, bib, button, rattle, keys, baby, cup, moon, pants, slide, tunnel, rock, vacuum, ipod, phone (iphone), camera, fan, ring, umbrella (umbeya), computer (puter), dirt, pillow (pill), book, wall, dot, towel, bubble, monitor (mago), star (dar), mirror, hat, balloon, ball, spoon (boon), tree (chee), pine cone, towel, escalator (elgo), zipper, money, diaper, mole, flower (fowow), egg, water, unbuckle (abaco), more, all done, open, touch, unlock, knock, turn, twist, come, bounce (bunce), pop, hush, smell (mell), push, poo poo, hot, cold, young, old, happy, off

And in Chinese 

躺 [lie down],眼睛 [eye],鼻子 [nose],嘴巴 [mouth],耳朵 (erdo) [ear],下巴 [chin],頭 [head],脖子 [neck],眉毛 (meimo) [eyebrow],手 [hand],腳 [foot],肚肚 [tummy],禱告(大糕)[pray],抱抱 [pick me up],大便 [poop],轉轉 [turn],飛機 [airplane],貓 [cat],騎馬 [ride horse],帽帽 [hat],來 [come],蓋蓋 [lid],叉[fork],背 (A-背) [piggyback],夾夾 [hairclip] ,梳梳 [brush],畫畫 [painting],蝴蝶 [butterfly],襪襪 [socks],踏 [step on],摸摸 [touch],臭臭 [stink]

And a little Taiwanese

阿公 [grandpa],阿媽 [grandma],阿姨 [aunt],哈秋 [sneeze],

Overall she’s making good progress, thanks to mommy, whose daily lessons at home have paid off!

Kids

Lia Has A High Fever

On Sunday we found out that Lia had a temperature of 101. She has no symptoms other than the temperature and she was still her normal playful self, but was especially clingy and loved to lay down. She also lost her appetite, as usually she’ll eat almost anything we give her for dinner.

It was hard to pinpoint where she got it from. Saturday morning we went to Old Country Buffet for lunch, and we noticed a girl constantly coughing while getting food. We didn’t explicitly get that food, but it’s still easy to see how food can easily be contaminated in a buffet situation. Then she attended a baby shower with a bunch of adults and kids. No one seemed visibly sick from the event, but Lia did have some mushrooms from a kabop. Then there was Sunday morning at Sunday School with 18 kids and accompanying adults, and I thought I heard the Sunday School teacher cough quite a few times before she handed some toys to Lia. There are other possible causes, but it’s hard to know what Lia has with so many factors.

Last night her fever reached 103.3. A little research on the internet showed that she should be dressed lightly so the heat can dissipate, and that giving bath helps. Late last night we decided to move her to our bed, and in the morning when the garbage truck came and we thought she was sound asleep, she uttered “Truck!” with both her index fingers pointing toward the ceiling, and then looked over and said “Hi” to each of us.

She doesn’t feel as hot any more, so we pray that she will recover soon!